Coach Katie's Corner
By Katie Scripoch
By Katie Scripoch
Every four years, soccer fans from around the world come together to watch the World Cup in whichever country is voted to host the games. This year, the World Cup was held in Qatar.
There was a lot of resistance when it was announced that Qatar would be hosting the tournament due to their inhumane treatment towards women, the LGBTQ community and migrant workers that helped prepare for the World Cup.
Women in Qatar need a male guardian to make many of their life decisions. Not only that, but they need proof of marriage to receive sexual and reproductive healthcare. If women did report their sexual assaults, it would be seen as a confession and they would be imprisoned for partaking in sex outside of marriage.
For those that identify as LGBTQ in Qatar, consensual relations between same-sex couples are punishable with up to seven years in prison, with ill-treatment while there.
While it’s nothing new for women’s and LGBTQ rights, compensation is now being demanded by thousands of migrant workers that helped to prepare for the World Cup, after over 6,500 deaths have been reported since the 2010 announcement that Qatar would be hosting the games.
While not a soccer fan, I might have considered watching parts of the World Cup if it wasn’t taking place in such an inhumane country.
There was a lot of resistance when it was announced that Qatar would be hosting the tournament due to their inhumane treatment towards women, the LGBTQ community and migrant workers that helped prepare for the World Cup.
Women in Qatar need a male guardian to make many of their life decisions. Not only that, but they need proof of marriage to receive sexual and reproductive healthcare. If women did report their sexual assaults, it would be seen as a confession and they would be imprisoned for partaking in sex outside of marriage.
For those that identify as LGBTQ in Qatar, consensual relations between same-sex couples are punishable with up to seven years in prison, with ill-treatment while there.
While it’s nothing new for women’s and LGBTQ rights, compensation is now being demanded by thousands of migrant workers that helped to prepare for the World Cup, after over 6,500 deaths have been reported since the 2010 announcement that Qatar would be hosting the games.
While not a soccer fan, I might have considered watching parts of the World Cup if it wasn’t taking place in such an inhumane country.